The sizzling sound and the fragrance of freshly cooked ingredients bring me back to my childhood. My mom’s homemade recipes involve simple and affordable ingredients but are always super tasty.
My childhood protein of choice was smoked pork sausage. I love the “arabiki sausage” type (coarse grind) from Japanese and Beeler’s Uncured Smoked Sausage from Iowa, USA for this recipe. You can skip sausages or replace them with a different cured meat such as ham.
I went into great detail so that my husband can recreate my recipe and cook us dinner lol. The key is to fry some of the ingredients on its own at a high heat for a short period of time so that I know they are not over cooked . The extra 5 minutes goes a long way :)
4 cups of cooked rice (2 cups of rice and 2 cups of water) *I used canola oil but it can be any neutral oil
½ tablespoon of grated ginger
1 tablespoon of minced garlic (3-4 cloves)
1 dried red chili pepper (optional)
1 medium size onion (purple or yellow), about 1- ¾ cup when diced into ½ inch bits
1 cup of diced carrots (can be ½ cup). Use a ⅛ cup of oil to cook and a pinch (1/10 teaspoon) of salt and pepper to season
6 oz (170g) of smoked sausages (about 1 cup). Use a ⅛ cup of oil to cook if you are using lean sausages
½ cup of chopped green onions (optional)
4 large eggs. Use a ⅛ cup of oil to cook and a pinch (1/10 teaspoon) of salt and pepper to season
⅛ cup of oil to cook to fry other ingredients
1 tablespoon of sesame oil
1 tablespoon of soy sauce
¼ teaspoon of salt
¼ teaspoon of ground black pepper
Ketchup as a condiment (optional)